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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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