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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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