MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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