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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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