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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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