MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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