MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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