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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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