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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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