MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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