MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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