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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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