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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners 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 many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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