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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
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 a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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