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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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