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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually 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 several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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