MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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