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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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