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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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