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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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