MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
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
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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