MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically 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
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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