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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
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
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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