MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes 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 massive open online courses are
generally free
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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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