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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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