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.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
generally 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 a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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