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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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