MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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