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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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