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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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