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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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