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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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