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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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