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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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