MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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