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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies 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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