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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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