MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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