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 is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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