MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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