MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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