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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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