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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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