MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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