MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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