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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students 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
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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