MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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