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 edifying 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).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally 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 a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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