MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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