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.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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