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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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 numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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