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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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