MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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