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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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