MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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