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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
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
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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