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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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