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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily 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 numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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