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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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