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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners 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 lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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