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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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