MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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