MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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