MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically 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 several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
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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