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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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