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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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