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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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