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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates 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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