MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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