MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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