MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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