MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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