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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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