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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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 many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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