MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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