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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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