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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically 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 many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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