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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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 several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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