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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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 numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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