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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
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 organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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