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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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