MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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