MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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