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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open 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 a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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