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.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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 variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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