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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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