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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
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 a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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