MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
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 several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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