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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key 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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