MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
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
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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