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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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