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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part 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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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