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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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