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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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