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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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