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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
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 several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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