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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners 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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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