MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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