MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
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
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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