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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners 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 several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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