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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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