MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses 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.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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