MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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