MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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