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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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