MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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