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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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