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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually 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
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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