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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 many
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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