MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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