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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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