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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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