MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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