MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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