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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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