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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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