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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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