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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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