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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
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.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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