MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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