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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
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 variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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