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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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