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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners 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 variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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