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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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