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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major 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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