MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually 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 numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the thrilling 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 thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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