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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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