MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly 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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