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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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