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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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