MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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