MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
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 many
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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