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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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