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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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