MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students 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 many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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