MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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