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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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