MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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