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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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