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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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