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
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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