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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education enable
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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