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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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