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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily 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 many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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