MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
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 several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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