MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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