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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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