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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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