MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
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.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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