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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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