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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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