MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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