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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students 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
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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