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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education enable
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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