MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically 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.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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