MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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