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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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