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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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 a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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