MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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