MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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