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
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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