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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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