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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always 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 many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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