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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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