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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental 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
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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