MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
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
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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