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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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