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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
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 many
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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