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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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 several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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