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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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