MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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