MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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 numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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