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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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