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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
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 several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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