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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education enable
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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