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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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