MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
normally 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 many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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