MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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