MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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