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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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