MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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