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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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