MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
key 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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