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
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses 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.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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