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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally 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 a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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