MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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