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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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