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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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