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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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