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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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