MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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