MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
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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