MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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