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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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