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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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