MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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