MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
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 several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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