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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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