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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
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
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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