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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
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 many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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