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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students 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
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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