MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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