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
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly 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 institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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