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.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC 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
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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