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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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