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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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