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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have enabled
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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