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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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