MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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