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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
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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