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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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