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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
usually 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 variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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