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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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