MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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