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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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