MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores 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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