MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively 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 several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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