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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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