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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners 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
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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