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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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