MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
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 technology organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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