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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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