MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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