MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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