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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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