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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
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
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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