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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally 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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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