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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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