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
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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