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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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