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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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