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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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