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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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