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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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