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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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