MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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