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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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