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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
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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