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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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