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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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