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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major 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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