MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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