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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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