MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally 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 many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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