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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
normally free
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 quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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