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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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