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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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