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 is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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