MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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