MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students 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
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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