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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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