MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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