MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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