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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
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.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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