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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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