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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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