MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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