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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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