MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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