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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
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