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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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