MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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