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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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 several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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