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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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