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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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