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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
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 numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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