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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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