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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually 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 numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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