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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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