MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning enable
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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