MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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