MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners 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
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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