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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
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 a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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