MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners 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 lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major 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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