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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
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
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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