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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important 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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