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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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