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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
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
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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