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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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