MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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