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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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