MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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