MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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