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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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