MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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