MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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