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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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