MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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