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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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