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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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