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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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