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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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