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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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