MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
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 variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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