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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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