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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
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 several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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