MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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