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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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