MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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