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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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