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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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