MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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