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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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 lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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