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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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