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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
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 numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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