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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online 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 many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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