MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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