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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually 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 numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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