MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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