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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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