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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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