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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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