MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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