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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly 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
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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