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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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