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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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