MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners 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
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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