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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually 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 many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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