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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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