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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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