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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly 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 a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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