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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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