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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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