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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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