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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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