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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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