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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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