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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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