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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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