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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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