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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
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 blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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