MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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