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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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