MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
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 quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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