MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically 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 a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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