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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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