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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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