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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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