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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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