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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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