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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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