MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with 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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