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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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