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 is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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