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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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