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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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