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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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