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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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