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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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