MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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