MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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