MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
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 many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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