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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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