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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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