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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
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
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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