MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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