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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines 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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