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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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