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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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