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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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