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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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