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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes 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 many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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