MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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