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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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