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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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 variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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