MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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