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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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