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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily 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 variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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