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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
commonly 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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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