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.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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