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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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