MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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