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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
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
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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