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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
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 learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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