MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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