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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students 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
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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