MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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