MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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