MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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