MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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