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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively 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 a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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