MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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