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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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