MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
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
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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