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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses 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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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