MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
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
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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