MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes 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 several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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