MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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