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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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