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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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