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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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