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.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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