MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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