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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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