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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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