MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
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 several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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