MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
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
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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