MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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