MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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