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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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