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
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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