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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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 MOOC classes are
generally 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
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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