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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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