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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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