MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
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 technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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