MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly 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 numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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