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.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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