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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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