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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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