MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs 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 lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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