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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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