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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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