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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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