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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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