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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online 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 several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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