MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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