MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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