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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students 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 several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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