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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
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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