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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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