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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners 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 many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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