MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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