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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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