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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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