MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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