MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online 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 several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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