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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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