MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers 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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