MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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