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.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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