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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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