MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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