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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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