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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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 a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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