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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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