MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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