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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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