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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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