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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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