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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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