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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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