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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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