MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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