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.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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