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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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