MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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