MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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