MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students 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
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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