MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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