MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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