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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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