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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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