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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly 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
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews 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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