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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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