MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
usually 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 a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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