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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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