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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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