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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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