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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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