MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally 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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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