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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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