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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
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