MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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