MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
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 numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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