MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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