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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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