MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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