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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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