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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
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 several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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