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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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