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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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