MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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