MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily 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
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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