MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students 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
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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