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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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