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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically 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 several
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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