MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 online MOOCs are
commonly 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 several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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