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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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