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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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