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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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