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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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