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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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