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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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