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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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