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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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