MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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