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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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