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.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students 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
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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