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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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