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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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