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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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