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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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