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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
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
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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