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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners 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
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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