MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
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.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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