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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily 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 a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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