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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
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
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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