MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
customarily 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 a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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