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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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