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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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