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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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