MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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