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.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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