MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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