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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
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
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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