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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically 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 several
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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