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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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