MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
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 many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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