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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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