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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner 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 learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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