MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes 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 several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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