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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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